The Colour of a Dog Running Away, The
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The Colour of a Dog Running Away, The by Richard Gwyn
A powerful novel set in Barcelona about the love affair of a nomadic-style hero and a sophisticated city girl and about their abduction by a sinister sect to the Pyrenees. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
"The love story, the black humour, the sinister thriller element, the evocation of the fantastic beauty of Barcelona and the vivid, tragic-comic characters we encounter - all of these balls are kept whirling until they land softly at the endThe writing is always sharp and economical... moving and eloquent" Norman Schwenk.
The author, Richard Gwyn studied anthropology at the London School of Economics and became interested in the threatened cultures, languages and music of peripheral communities. After working in a number of jobs in London, from milkman to sawyer, he moved to Crete and bought a six-metre fishing boat, describing himself as a refugee from Thatcherism. For the next nine years he travelled on and around the Mediterranean forming enduring links with people, places and wooden boats. He returned to Wales in the early 1990s and now teaches creative and critical writing at Cardiff University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781902638720 |
| ISBN 10 | 1902638727 |
| Title | The Colour of a Dog Running Away, The |
| Author | Richard Gwyn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Parthian Books |
| Year published | 2006-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 338 |
| Prizes | Winner of Publishing Trade Awards - English Language: Bestseller - Fiction 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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